Oregon · Josephine County
Past Producer

Chrome Ridge Deposits

Josephine County, Oregon, United States
Chromium
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsAlunite, Magnetite, Olivine, Serpentine, Uvarovite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1917
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID10201396
MRDS IDM061552
Alternate namesViolet 0410330215, Shady Cove 0410330323, Buster, Sordy Group
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.44762, -123.72836
References
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 922-P, 1940, P. 477-495.OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 52, 1961,P. 79-80.OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 100, 1979,PLATE 2, NO. 177-179.